Early Detection Increases Your Chance For A Cure

Robin Judman and her colleagues know that when it comes to breast cancer, early detection offers the greatest opportunity for full recovery. “A mammogram can identify lumps and other abnormalities long before they can be felt,” she said. “While we recommend annual screening begin at 40, women at a...

Restoration After Breast Cancer

Once having completed treatment for breast cancer, many survivors often feel an initial rush of relief. No more poking and prodding from chemotherapy IVs, no more endless blood tests, no more endless waiting in exam rooms. Many women find themselves left alone after finishing treatment without the knowledge...

Breast Cancer Prevention and Detection

Although this topic is one that many avoid, it is a matter that must be addressed in order to educate and bring awareness to our community. Breast cancer is a form of cancer that begins in the cell of the breast and in some cases spreads to different parts of the body. The most common type of breast cancer...

Breast Cancer in Young Women

Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the breast, it is called breast cancer. Except for skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women. Most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 and older, but breast cancer also affects...

Breast Cancer: Is Prevention Possible?

When it comes to breast cancer, certain risk factors are out of your control, such as your genes and age, as well as starting your first period young. Yet even more risk factors are within your control, and every day new research is emerging that suggests breast cancer may be more preventable than experts...

Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction is one or more operations performed to restore all components of the breast of women who have undergone mastectomy or removal of the entire breast. Breast reconstruction after mastectomy has evolved over the last century to become an integral component in the therapy for many women with...

Eye Exams Should Be an Essential Part of Breast Cancer Recovery/Preventive Care

Because of the ocular side effects of medications used to treat breast cancer, a trip to the eye doctor for good baseline data and yearly monitoring of the visual system is warranted. Some breast cancer cells are hormone-sensitive for estrogen. That means that estrogen can actually boost the growth of breast...

Integrative Therapies Improve Your Life

Breast Cancer is a difficult diagnosis to receive.  We women have to attempt to remain strong, reduce stress and handle unpleasant side effects that come with breast cancer treatment. As we approach a time where integrative treatments and the balance between mind, body and spirit become more prevalent, the...

Improved Breast Awareness Through Wellness Education: The Lymphatic Drainage System

The most underrated purifying system in the human body is the lymphatic system, an integral part of the immune system. It is a person’s “Life Flow System.” This system and all of its capillaries are a major part of the body’s cleansing of excess toxic waste. The body contains three quarts of blood...

Don’t Be Alarmed if You Need Another Mammogram or Ultrasound

There are numerous reasons why a radiologist may elect to ask for additional views or ultrasounds after reading your mammogram. They are viewing a three-dimensional object in two dimensions. Overlapping tissue can create densities on the mammogram that appear as a mass or area termed “architectural...

When the Elephant in the Room Is Pink

October is a time to celebrate breakthroughs in breast cancer treatment that helped create more than 3 million survivors in the U.S. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, but the average five year survival rate for breast cancer is 89 percent. When cancer is located only in...

Imaging Technology Makes a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

Technology can save your life. That’s one of the most important messages women need to hear during October, because today’s advanced imaging technology can make a significant difference in the early detection of breast cancer. Houston Methodist Breast Care Center at Sugar Land uses the latest and most...

Improved Breast Awareness Through Wellness Education: The Lymphatic Drainage System

The most underrated purifying system in the human body is the lymphatic system, an integral part of the immune system. It is a person’s “Life Flow System.” This system and all of its capillaries are a major part of the body’s cleansing of excess toxic waste. The body contains three quarts of blood...

Fighting Breast Cancer: Early Detection Is Key

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with skin cancers being an exception. Screening tests and early detection can find cancer early when chances for survival are highest. It is important to know your risk for breast cancer. Talking to both sides of your family is important so you can become...

Breast Cancer in Men

In men, breast cancer is a rare disease, accounting for less than one percent of cases. According to the American Cancer Society, about 2,600 men will be diagnosed this year in the United States, compared to an estimated 246,660 new cases of invasive breast cancer expected in women, along with 61,000 new...